Culture -- 6 days ago
The Earl & Countess of Mornington and the Hunter Directors hosted a cocktail party to launch the new collection: Duke of Wellington by Hunter Field.
The all-purpose equestrian collection, set to launch in Spring 2016, is the first collaboration within Hunter’s new brand category, Hunter Field. The event was held at Apsley House, the home of the first Duke of Wellington, in the same week as the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Upon arrival, guests were greeted by 4 horses, with riders each wearing key pieces from the collection, before entering the house to see an installation of the collection made entirely of green bespoke hedging. In the upstairs floor of Apsley House, guests were served Nyetimber British sparkling wine and Gilpin’s gin, alongside a selection of British canapés from caterers Cellar Society. Music was provided by cellist Ben Davies.
Guests included Alasdhair Willis, James Seuss, Duke of Wellington, Arthur and Jemma Mornington, Luke Evans, David Gandy, Elizabeth Saltzman, Justine Picardie, Charlotte Tilbury and George Waud, Tania Fares, Ben and Jemima Goldsmith, Charlotte Wellseley, Yu Masui, Martha Ward, Lady Natasha and Rufus Isaacs, Alice Brudenell-Bruce, Natasha Barker OBE, Princess Tamara Czartoryski, Matthew and Claudia Donaldson, Countess Raine Spencer, Bobby Hayler.
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